The Care Quality Commission

Healthcare Commission: the independent watchdog for healthcare in England. They assess and report on the quality and safety of services provided by the NHS and the independent healthcare sector, and they work to improve services for patients and the public.

Description

The Care Quality Commission, formerly known as the Healthcare Commission, is the independent regulator of all health and social care services in England.

Its job is to make sure that care provided by hospitals, dentists, ambulances, care homes and services in people’s own homes and elsewhere meets government standards of quality and safety.

Activities

The Commission is funded through a combination of registration fee income and government grant-in-aid. The Care Quality Commission began operating on 1 April 2009 as the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England.

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The Care Quality Commission replaced three earlier commissions: the Healthcare Commission, the Commission for Social Care Inspection and the Mental Health Act Commission.

The government standards cover all aspects of care, including: treating people with dignity and respect.

Making sure food and drink meets people’s needs.

Making sure that that the environment is clean and safe.

Managing and staffing services.

The Commission registers care services that meet the standards, inspects them to check that they continue to do so, and takes action when they don’t.

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